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DISC In Sport

DISC is a model used to develop self-awareness, provide a framework to understand others, improve communication skills and build strong, effective relationships.

DISC focuses on behavior, how someone prefers to act and what they do. Importantly, we can change how we behave but we can’t change our personality. It is easier to coach based on behavior as behavior is flexible (personality is not). We never ask an athlete to change their personality, but coaches constantly ask athletes to adjust what they do.

DISC measures the degree of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientious behavior as represented in the four quadrant model. As you see in the graphs on pages 30 and 31, everyone has their unique level of each. It’s the combination of each level of D, I, S and C that describes someone’s individual behavioral profile.

The Athlete Assessments’ DISC Behavioral Profiles are specifically tailored to sport, with customized Profiles for coaches, athletes and sports managers.